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Sunday, November 09, 2014

MentorNet Canadian Society for International Health

I am currently the program liaison of a national program of the Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) called MentorNet. The program connects students and young professionals (SYPs) interested in global health with experienced professionals in the field. Although originally a Canadian-based program, this year the program has expanded to accommodate international applicants as well.

Mentors are partnered with a SYP interested in their area of work. Pairs maintain monthly correspondence either in person, over the phone, by email or Skype. Reading materials (i.e., news story, academic article, online module) are provided monthly as a conversation-starter, should there be a need for a common subject to get started on. The expected time commitment is 1-5 hours per month for a period of a year.

Benefits to the students and young professionals:

●Opportunity to create relationships with leading professionals in area of interest

●Chance to discuss career aspirations

●Opportunity to enhance understanding of current global health issues

Benefits to mentors:

●Opportunity to share your passion with the next generation of globally-minded citizens

●Opportunity to get a fresh take on current global health challenges from eager young minds

●Chance to support and shape the next cohort of global health leaders

●As one former mentor indicated, “This program is unlike other mentorship programs [because] it serves as a two-way learning process. I am participating equally and benefiting as much as the SYPs”.